First of 2 Australian NBN Satellites Launched Successfully

New submitter aduxorth writes: Sky Muster, the first of the two satellites that will comprise Australia's NBN's Long-Term Satellite Service, has been successfully launched from Guiana Space Centre in South America. The two geostationary satellites will offer a total capacity of 135 gigabits per second, with 25/5Mbps wholesale speeds available to end users. The second satellite is expected to launch next year. Testing of this satellite will start soon and will continue until services are launched early next year.

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Re:No mention of price points?

[gstoddart]

Well, either the people who did this are complete morons .. or they've worked out their business model and decided it is viable.

I mean, who is going to string thousands of kilometers of fiber through the outback?

Me, I'm thinking by the time you build and launch the satellites you've give it some thought, and that random comments on the internet aside, have probably concluded it is worth it ... by whatever metrics you use to make that decision.